Thread: Blackwood source?

you could try here , dont know if they send overseas though .

http://www.auswood.com.au/default.htm

Thanks! I'll try that.

Here is another possibility; they advertise that delivery is arranged anywhere, but I am not sure if that includes Sweden.

http://www.tastimber.tas.gov.au/public/LongCompany.asp

Rocker

Thanks, Rocker!

The link didn't work, but I went to the tastimber web site and found a couple of suppliers. They seem to export worldwide, but it also seems like you have to buy an entire ship load of timber. A bit out of range for me, but it's worth a try.

Have sent you an email of possible
supplier.
ptc

Hi

How much timber do you want?
I have some Tassie Blackwood, but not a lot.
If you let me know I will see what I have.

Cheers, Al

Hi

You could also try ebay. I have not looked lately but have seen back and side sets up for auction a few times. Good luck.

Regards
Rick

Try Phillips Sawmill, Fax +61 3 6297 0082. Very helpful and I believe they ship overseas. They don't have an email address, but they do have lots of blackwood.

Thank you for being so helpful, guys! I really appreciate that!
Well, I need a few boards that are 50mm thick, at least 210mm wide and 900mm and 1200mm long. I would like 2-4 boars of each length. They have to be quarter sawn, matching colour, as dark as possible and practically flawless, i.e. no knots, cracks, worm holes etc.
I will use them for my Hawaiian guitars and that's why I'm being extremely picky about the quality.

Thanks,
Fredrik

PK,

you might find the aussie timber merchants a bit more receptive to exporting to Sweden if you actually give them a call (allowing for time difference of course) and explain to them what you're making and what you're requiremetns are. If I was one of them I'd be claiming on my brochure that I'm an internationally renowned suplpier of tassie hardwoods, with clients in Sewden making hawaiian guitars!"

The best supplier of Blackwood is Corsair Timbers
Dennis Brown
Myrtleford Rd
Yackandandah Vic.
Ph (02) 60271860
Dennis exports to England and is the major supplier to the Aust. furniture market. I know that recently he purchased 800 Cubic metres of logs from the Otways to mill.
Good Luck.

if its blackwood you want ,i am a saw miller in tasmania,who has just sold alot of figured timber to a guitar maker ,so i know how fussy you guys can be.send me an e-mail ([email protected])

Thanks again, guys! I really didn't expect this many replys, and I'm truly greatful!

Gypsy Timbers, I sent you an e-mail, and I hope that the mail address that I used works. The one you provided didn't, so I excluded the"www" part. If you didn't get the mail, please reply to the forom again with a valid mail address.

Greetings from Sweden

Hi there,
We can make high quality Tassie Blackwood panels, if you were to arrange international shipment we could supply you some excellent panels for your works. Obviously quantity would be preferrable to avoid the shipment being too high in cost for you. We have competitive prices and can turn the material around very quickly(5-7 working days)...

Hope we can be of service to you.

Mark Cleverley
[email protected]
Realwood Architectural Panels
Campbellfield, Victoria
AUSTRALIA